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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1896
Page
8
A. W. Smith arrives for a brief visit to discuss party delegation. Smith says Potter may not receive enough delegates while Potter appears to be leading with over eighty delegates. Peters’ claim to win the district is fading as several counties report early delegate selections.
An executive meeting at Copeland outlined setup for the convention in detail. Appointed members include J Anderson, P Bonebrake, M Campbell, J Warner, D Mulvan e, H Larimer and others to finance hall music and entertainment. Subcommittees will report next Friday evening.
The Wichita Eagle discusses Charley Curtis the congressman and his renomination, details party divisions in the Fourth district, and critiques the Republican platform. It notes calls for Henderson and others to stand by their convictions, plus editorial opinions from St Paul and mentions local notices and a concert at Garfield Park.
The governor granted pardons to numerous inmates in the state penitentiary for grand larceny burglary and related offenses. Names include John Whitaker Douglas Ran som Lyon Frank Dartell Mariun Jack Tudors Daniel Pointer Jim Thomas Ove Strateht Frank York Leoi ie Tutte Thomas Tunt Toution Richard s Lilie Montgomery Bille trownield Wallace Jewell Kendrick Kiown Andrew Benson Charles Lewis Wx lummer Jamon firmen brown Geo Johnson John Radford Sulvne and John Radford among others.
Dickinson county free silver men select delegates and alternates to the state convention at Topeka on July. Dolemites E C Little GA Rogers Flora W A Giles LoH Lang Goo Moffman AF Brown W S Anderson John Lamb H St Reaush. Alternates F M Upshaw 2 Berimtusker F W Maree John fil T co Tit C H Shodinger W Covey J C Porter GS Creasey. Delegates are long-time Republicans with leadership roles. include farmers, business and professional men. Upshaw and Giles are city officers. Abilene Silver club challenges Calderhead to joint debate if he attends Abilene convention.
Chicago dispatch reports Wong Chin Foo proposes the American Liberty Party to repeal immigration limits and end ta rger saving devices. He aims to appear at a mass meeting tonight after being rejected by Republican and Democratic conventions. Foo asserts naturalized Chinese Americans love U S institutions and stand by the flag, ready to defend the nation.
A large Democratic meeting at the Plumbau club rooms cheered the Bryan nomination and Kansas delegation support. telegrams to John Martin in Chicago were approved for sending, while plans for a formal ratification rally after Chicago’s result were discussed and endorsed by speakers including A McGarry and N B Arnold.
Weather favors comfort as Dean Low starts. Construction advances on Eleventh street and Sixth and Topeka avenues. Local clubs, races, and picnics slated with county activities. A mix of civic notes, arrests, education, theatre, and curiosities across Topeka and nearby towns.
Chicago July 11 A feature of the national convention coverage was AP using bicycles to relay verbatim reports to Western Union in downtown Chicago. Three riders Alfred H Shugue M B Beebe and W W Phelps handled relays from the convention hall to the Western Union building via a two mile route. The system proved efficient with pneumatic tubes delivering copies to papers citywide. Fifty minor injuries were treated at the emergency hospital connected to the convention. Marshall's Band Concert opens Garfield Park tomorrow afternoon.
Professor Blits announces exclusive agency for his canning book to 8. Sproat, the public groceryman, and the agency, for The New Model Supply Store lifters and cookers.
Advertising copy touts convincing statements from persons who say they have been completely cured by Munyon s homeopathic remedies. It urges readers to ask their nearest druggist for the products and promises relief from various ailments.
A New Hartford reader reports relief from rheumatism after using Munyon's Rheumatism Cure. The letter promotes Munyon's other remedies for indigestion coughs colds stomach issues and kidney problems. It claims rapid relief and lists prices and a Philadelphia address for advice.
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